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Re: Ativan v. Xanax for as-needed dosing » guttersnipe

Posted by Fred23 on July 11, 2004, at 12:55:38

In reply to Ativan v. Xanax for as-needed dosing » Fred23, posted by guttersnipe on July 11, 2004, at 2:00:20

> > Since Ativan takes longer than Xanax to reach > its peak level, it is not so good for "PRN"
> > type usage, however.
>
> I've read that before, but in my experience that seems to be canceled out by the sublingual Ativan getting into the bloodstream a lot more quickly than the swallowed Xanax (especially if there's any food in the stomach).

Would "msurtees" be able to ask the pharmacist for a refill of those, on his own, or need the doctor to re-write the prescription, if he wanted to try the sublingual?


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